TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Virginia St.

Virginia St. Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
2-10-0
Verified Games
12
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.92
+
Strength
of Sched
8.18
=
Rating
3.26

Game History

12 Games
Apr 21 2026
@ UAH
L
5 - 23
18 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Mount Olive
L
6 - 19
13 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Dist. Columbia
W
12 - 9
+3
Apr 01 2026
VS Flagler
L
4 - 15
11 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Montevallo
L
2 - 22
20 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Lander
L
1 - 24
23 *
Mar 14 2026
VS St. Thomas Aquinas
L
2 - 21
19 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Chowan
L
9 - 16
7
Mar 07 2026
VS Assumption
L
5 - 21
16 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Tusculum
L
9 - 15
6
Feb 12 2026
VS Davis & Elkins
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Feb 04 2026
VS Barton
L
2 - 18
16 *
* For ranking purposes, the goal differential is capped at +/- 7.

How the Rankings Work

The Formula: Rating = AGD + SCHED

1. Average Goal Differential (AGD)

This measures how well a team performs on the field. It is the average margin of victory across all verified games.

  • The Cap: To discourage running up the score, the maximum credit for any win is 7 goals. Winning by 20 counts the same as winning by 7.

2. Strength of Schedule (SCHED)

This measures the quality of a team's opponents. Beating a top-ranked team is worth more than beating a lower-ranked one.

  • Iterative Math: We run the math 15 times in a loop. In the first pass, everyone is equal. In the second pass, we see who beat who. By the 15th pass, the system knows exactly how strong every opponent is.
  • The Logic: If you play a team with a Rating of 10.0, your "Schedule Score" for that game is 10.0, regardless of whether you win or lose.
Why this matters: A team that wins every game by 10 goals against weak competition might have a lower rating than a team that loses close games to the best teams in the country.